New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-25

some concealed and unknown aid one OF the peer
ing observers concluded that it could not; and
.traightw1y constructed the myth OF the bubble
cushion which was at once the climax anu the anti
climax-the most daring and tie most rldlcueI oil
all the myths.
THE TEInvNE vas the first New Yorl; newspaper
10 give a correct idea of her model This was done
on Sunday, August y. Considerably later ~ Tact
Oh Is a fcw days ago. diver was employed 10 SoiNo
the riddle for another paper. This paragon OF
divers went down at . O'Clock in the morning aud
took a careful survey OF her Inca Then he dew
them; and they were printed On Wednesday last
the Yacht went on the drv-dock. and the pub.ic
rushed To LOOK at tho wonder Of her contour. Ihc
conclusion generally come TO was that two o'clock
in the morning IA n bad time to 90 diving.
The true model of which "a sketch mas boon given
in these columns, excited no little comment. All
who have sren her who are CON pstent to Judge
pronounce Der dangerous craft anu mono arc
more hearty and open IN their admiration OF her ap
pear lnce than General Paine and Mr. BnrSeS'. hen
Mr. Watson untertool her. he thus wrote of what
he intended 70 lin AT in designing h'r: Nhio
believ. that a lOo-ton Doris io SIX bclm' to
length would do the work, also leel sure it can
be- done certainly and cheapy by scch boat as
the Thistle. Ny instructions were 10 recover 10
possLel the Americas Cup under your measure
ment rnle Az breadth is TO bc had Tor nothing
would havo been foolish not to avail myself oil use
iul dimensions simply to test fad. Where have
been untrammelcd by the old tonnage rale' have
always designed boats with fair beams. Tho point
at issue / took to be this: Given the laws 81
nature and certain other laws laid down by tho
Ncw-York Yacht Climb, how To build the most sue
Cesslul yacht under these laws
THE DESIGNER or TIE SCOTTISH BEAUTY.
Before Mr.. Watson projected the Thistle he had
already acor rcd the reputation OF being one OF the
ablest and most original designers in Britain lie
il emincnly progressive; and like Mr.. Burgess ms
latest model invariably eclipsc' it, pEeieco'Sor'
Personally. no ~ n1assnming and modest his
nor MARTY has been increasing with every trnmph
but the Thistle has had the choct oil bringing hlh
more prominently than ever before TO the notice OF
all tho Engish-speakng countries in tho world.
Before her keel laid Mr.. Watson visited
America. The object of this visit has been miscon'
strnen in some quarters. IT has been limited that
he had to copy American IDEAS As a matter o fact
Mr.. Watson's original pans-his first inspira-
tons" Ms he called them-were in the hands oil
John Henderson, Of Glasgow before he departed Tor
America at all and thoy were fin ally adopted
without any very important notifications. Iho
roal object Of his visit, as lie recently expaineh
was to make observations on tho weather and the
cours. Pursuant to the precedent lie - set for
himself Mr. Watson is carefully studying tho
Thstes sailing and there is little doubt that neX'
year he will 90 her one better"
There has boon scarcely any change IN TIC
TbIstles crew since she was first Ian nched. She
will bc manned in the Cup by tho same sailors
who have raced her victotionsly in British waters
Since their arrival here these Scotsmcn have besn
somewhat lionized In the first place, crow com
posed exclusively Of men from North OF Tweed IL u
novelty. The syndicate wish to make IL patent
that # there is TO be any honor gained, Scotland
and Scotland alone, IS to have the credit oil IL
Tr,o American dollars have helped out Scotch
skiI and no doubt tus would 20 far TO temper the
d.feat OF the American champion. The Thistle
lads arc nearly all wcstcounirymen,' haiiIng
from the shores of the Clyde. from the Highlands
and Islands. Stalw art, bronzed and bearded mos'